Rail-fastening device.



J. F. RUSSELL.

RAIL FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.23. 1915.

' Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH F. RUSSELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO MABEL I. ANDERSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAIL-FASTENING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH F. RUssELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fastening Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rail fastening devices and has for its object the production of a device of this char- .acter which will beof improved construcshown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3, a section taken on line :cw of Fig. 1, Fig. 4, an end elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 5, an enlarged plan view of one of the gripping members embodied in the construction.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawings comprises a rectangular metallic base plate 1 upon which the rail 2 which it is desired to fasten is adapted to be mounted. The plate 1, in use, is secured to the corresponding supporting tie by means of spikes or pins 3, 4:, and 5.

Formed at the upper side of the base plate 1 adjacent one end thereof is a permanent jaw 6 adapted for engagement with one edge portion of the base of the rail. Mounted upon the upper side of the plate 1 at the opposite end thereof is a movable jaw 7, secured in position by means of the spikes 4 and 5 which pass through elongated slots formed in the rearward portion 8 of the jaw 7, the elongation of said slots permitting, of course, of the desired shifting movement of the jaw. Formed integral with the jaw 7 is a forwardly projecting tenon 9 which slidably engages an elongated slot 10 formed for the reception thereof in the plate 1. Said tenon, when Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

Application filed April 23, 1915. Serial No. 23,392.

the device is in use, is adapted to engage under the base of the rail, as clearly shown 1n Flg. 3, so that the rail serves as a means of positively locking the jaw 7 against up-" the pin 5. 'Inorder to insure against binding of the head of said pin against the upper side of said member 11 and thus prevent pivotal movement of said member, a bushing 12 is employed which surrounds said pin, said bushing being of such a height as to project slightly above the upper side of the member 11 for engagement with the under side of the head of pin 5 as clearly shown in Fig. 3. With this arrangement it will be seen that the memberll will be securely fastened in position, but at the same time will be free for pivotal movement in order to permit of the free end thereof be.- ing moved into engagement with a shoulder 11 formed for engagementtherewith upon the movable jaw portion 8. Pivotal movement of the member 11 in one direction, af-

ter said member is in locking position, is

prevented by means of a lug 13, movement of said member in the opposite directionbeing prevented by a spike 14 adapted to be driven into operative position engaging with registering slots 15 and 16 formed in the jaw portion 8 and the plate 1.

Mounted at the bottoms of the jaws 6 and 7 are gripping members 17 each of which is provided at its inner edge with oppositely disposed ratchet teeth 18 and 19 adapted for engagement with the corresponding outer edge of the base of the rail in order to positively prevent creeping of the rail. At the ends of the members 17 are provided rearwardly turned stop lugs 20 adapted for engagement against the opposite sides of the jaws 6 and 7, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, to lock the members 17 against longitudinal movement.

With the construction set forth, in the fastening of a rail therein, the jaw 7 is slid outwardly to its outer terminal of movement, the base of the rail being then placed upon the plate 1 and one side of the base thereof engaged with the jaw 6. The jaw member 7 is then slid into engagement with the opposite edge of the rail base and the member 11 turned to engagement with the shoulder 11' in order to lock said jaw in operative position. When the member 11 is in operative position the spike 14 is driven to position to securely hold said locking member in opera tive relation with the shoulder 11. \Vith:

this construction, the rail will be securely clamped between jaws 6 and 7 and positively held against creepingby the gripping members 17. Because of the comparatively large size of the plate 1, considerable purchase for engagement'thereof with a wooden tie is afforded which prevents sinking of the same into the tie such as is the case when the rail base is mounted directly upon the tie. The construction is simple and permits of ready mounting or demounting of the rail.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit. of the invention. 1, therefore, do not wish to belimited to the precise'details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let. ters Patent is:

1. A rail. fastening comprising a base plate upon which the rail is adapted to be mounted; a permanent jaw on said platefor engagement with one edge of the base of the rail; a movable jaw cooperating with said plate for engagement with. the opposite edge of the rail base; a pivotally mounted member adapted to be turned into engage ment with one edge of said jaw to lock the same in operative position; a permanent stop for holding said member against movement in one direction; and a'movable pin for holding the same against movement in the other direction, whensaid member is for fastening the latter to said plate in a manner permitting of relative'sliding thereof; and means for locking said movable jaw in looking position, substantially as described.

8. A rail fastening comprising a base plate upon which the rail is adapted to be mounted; a permanent jaw on said plate for engagement with one edge of the base of the rail; a movable jaw cooperating with said plate for engagement with the opposite edge of the rail base; a pivotally mounted member adapted to be turned into engagement with one edge of said jaw to lock the same in operative position; a headed pin passing through'an openingm one end of sa1dmember for pivotally securing said member inposition upon said'plate; and a bushing arranged in said opening surroundingsaid pin, said bushing being of a height slightly greater than the corresponding dimension of said member to prevent binding of the head of said pin upon the upper side of said member, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my JOSEPH F. anssnnn lVitnesses:

JOSHUA R. .PoTTs, ARTHUR A. OLsoN.

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Washington. D. G. 

